New Hampshire § 438-43 - Section 438:43 Validity of Prosecutions.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 438-43 — Section 438:43 Validity of Prosecutions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 438-43. Section 438:43 Validity of Prosecutions.
Inspectors and officials appointed to enforce this chapter or any other laws dealing with weights and measures are hereby empowered, upon their successful completion of the preparatory training program for part-time police officers established by the police standards and training council under RSA 106-L, to prosecute these laws within the jurisdiction of municipal and district courts, unless the prosecutorial jurisdiction over a particular case or class of cases is preempted by the county attorney or the attorney general. Prosecutions for violations of any provision of this chapter are declared to be valid and proper, notwithstanding the existence of any law of this state dealing with matters that may be the same as or similar to those covered by this chapter.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 438-43 ("Section 438:43 Validity of Prosecutions.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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